Military Service
He served in HMCS Tecumseh 1975-1977 as a Signalman including operational duty with the 1976 Olympic Games SAR capability in Kingston, ON, (Transferred to Permanent Force).
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet 1979 serving at College Militaire Royal de St. Jean 1977-1981. Completed MARS training at Venture NOTC and served in HMCS Qu’Appelle, HMCS Cowichan and HMCS Saskatchewan. Upon completion of the Naval Officers Course in CFFS Halifax he reclassified to LOG(SEA) and served in CFB Halifax Base Comptroller as Management Services Officer and Public Funds Accounting Officer.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant(N) served in HMCS Iroquois as Assistant Supply Officer 1984-85.
He served in HMCS Saskatchewan as Supply Officer 1985-87 which was awarded the Nash Trophy for best HMC Ship in Logistics.
He served on Exchange to USN Supply Center Oakland CA, 1987-89 and then from 1989-91 as a SO on the ADM(MAT) CF Depot Modernization Pjt.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander and served in HMCS Iroquois as Supply Officer 1991-93.
He was attached to HMCS Restigouche as Detachment Commander CANMARLOGDET, Hurghada Egypt 1992.
He served in CFB Halifax Supply as Systems Control Officer and Acting BSupO 1993-96.
He served in MARCOMHQ/N4 Naval Engineering for business development 1997-1998. Attended CF College in 1998/99. Served in NATO/AFSOUTH HQ Naples Italy 1999-2003 as Chief Log Policy, Chief Multinational Joint Log Centre, and JHQ Balkans as Chief J1 Ops.
He was attached to NATO Op Joint Harvest FYROM as Chief J4 in 2001.
He served as ACOS CF Joint Op Support Group Kingston in 2003-05.
In 2005/06 he served as Pjt Director for DCDS’s National Military Support Concept and the Joint Nuclear Biological Chemical Defence capabilities and for the VCDS in support capability development.
He was appointed the first naval officer to be Commanding Officer of 3 Cdn Suport Group/Unit in Longue Pointe QC from 2006-08 which was awarded the CDS Unit commendation for support to all CAF missions outside Canada.
He was appointed to NATO HQ Brussels military staff as SO Fin Ops in 2008 to 2012.
He was appointed to Cdn Defence Academy Kingston from 2012-16 as SSO Joint Trg Development and OIC of Aboriginal Trg in CF.
He retired in Sep 2016 after 41 years of continuous service.
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
